Li2O–Gd2O3–BaO–B2O3 glass doped Ce3+ have been prepared.
Ce3+ emission for 5d→4f transition were observed around 391 nm.
Highest emission intensity of Ce3+ were observed at 0.5 mol%.
Lifetime were obtained about 19.7 ns.
Direct electron-hole capture is a dominant scintillation process in glass.